technological achievements‚ which lead to the inventions and use of mustard gas‚ tanks‚ submarines‚ and airplane bombs. However‚ World War I merits the title “The Great War” because of its immediate and long-term causes‚ devastating major battles‚ treaty that settled peace to the world‚ and provoking results. World War I has short-term and long-term causes. The immediate cause of the world war was the assassination of Habsburg Archduke Franz
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reinforced by economic crises‚ aggravated by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and opposing parties from both ends of the political spectrum‚ the Weimar Republic was doomed for failure. The new government was the body that signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to many‚ that was a betrayal. The consequences were severe‚ and many were looking for someone to blame‚ the government was ideal. In retaliation‚ on the part of the Allies‚ the Treaty of Versailles was heavily skewed against the Germans. It placed
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President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points On January 8‚ 1918 President Woodrow Wilson gave a proposal to Congress which outlined the post World War I peace treaty later negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference‚ and in the Treaty of Versailles. The fourteen points were intended to generate support for Wilson’s vision of the postwar world‚ both home & also among allies in Europe. The president hoped that the promise of a just peace would be embraced by the populations in enemy nations and generates
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but there were obstacles that stood in his way; Most of these obstacles Hitler could deal with ease‚ but there was one obstacle that he knew would be the most danger: The Treaty of Versailles. Hitler was extremely passionate about Germany‚ he thought the German citizens were going through too much trouble due to the treaty; he had to find a way to fix it. Hitler finally decided it was finally the right time‚ after years of hard work in politics‚ he decided it was time to speak out. Germany was
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brought about by his actions in the 1930’s. However opinion is divided as to whether his actions were meticulously planned or was he simply an opportunist who pragmatically took each step as they arose naturally. Marshal Foch described the Treaty of Versailles “as a 20-year armistice‚ rather than an enduring peace” (www.timeshighereducation.co.uk). I will examine the events between the wars to determine if these events were preordained or if the horrors inflicted by the Nazis could have been avoided
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Woodrow Wilson’s decision to give his Fourteens Points speech contributed to the end of World War I‚ was the basis for many peace treaties and paved the road for future nations and alliances. "Covenants of peace be quickly arrived at so that this war can end and future nations can begin." These are some of the words of Woodrow Wilson said when he delivered the powerful Fourteen Points speech at the joint session of Congress and many other important meetings including the Paris Peace Conference
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Nazi Germany The Weimar Republic and its Reasons for Failure These icons indicate that teacher’s notes or useful web addresses are available in the Notes Page. This icon indicates that the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable. For more detailed instructions‚ see the Getting Started presentation. 1 of 24 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Learning objectives Learning objectives What we will learn in this presentation: Compare the nature and significance of political
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CHA3UE Date: Wednesday 4th April‚ 2012 Part A (Plan of Investigation) Wilson’s fourteen points was a speech delivered by Woodrow Wilson (president of America from 1913 – 1921) which later turned into the basis upon which the treaty of Versailles was made. His series of points outlined what the post-war era would be like. Wilson’s points were meant to stop another war from happening and were very lenient towards the Germans‚ who were defeated in World War 1. It is therefore important
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was forced to sign the unfair Treaty of Versailles‚ which made Germany lose territory‚ as well as limited her armaments. This sparked resentment in the Germans who felt injustice that the war was entirely blamed on them which was prominently evident in Adolf Hitler who rose to power as Fuhrer of Germany in 1933. The highly nationalistic Nazi leader came into power a goal: to make secure and to preserve the racial community and to enlarge it. He hated the Versailles settlement and wanted to destroy
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Just wars are very important because one of the main goals is to protect the civilians and their rights. Without Just wars ‚our nation’s civilians would be in extreme danger ‚ with wars occurring based on biased reasons like a person or group of people’s ethnicity or religion. Also without Just Wars the nation would not be providing us any form of safety or protection. To prevent this danger‚the Just War Doctrine states‚ many important criteria that our nation has to follow. Without ‚these rules
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